Imanbek

Imanbek Zeikenov (Kazakh: Иманбек Зейкенов; born 21 October 2000), known professionally as Imanbek, is a Kazakh DJ and record producer. In 2019, he became internationally famous with his remix of Saint Jhn's "Roses".

Imanbek Zeikenov
Born
Imanbek Zeikenov

(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000
Kazakhstan
Occupation
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2017–present

Career

Born in Kazakhstan, he is from the town of Aksu and has played guitar since the age of 8. He studied and works in rail transport, but has been engaged in music production since 2017. His remix of Roses by Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn brought him international attention. (The remix was done without Saint Jhn's involvement as Zeikenov's attempts to contact him on Instagram failed and he did not receive a reply.[1]) It has appeared in the charts throughout Europe including Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, India and Sweden, becoming number 1 on Shazam World.[2] Based on the success and popularity of the remix, the original song recorded in 2016, appeared on the US Billboard chart, the UK Singles Chart and other charts, including, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland in 2019. He has signed with the Russian label Effective Records [3] and released his first song on KSHMR's label Dharma Worldwide, a sublabel of Spinnin Records. On November 24, 2020, he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Remixed Recording for his remix of Saint Jhn's "Roses".

Discography

Extended plays
Title Extended play details
Bang
(with Rita Ora)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[7]		 ITA
[8]		 NLD
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 UK
[13]		 US
[14]
"Roses (Imanbek remix)"
(with Saint Jhn)		 2019 1234114214 While the World Was Burning
"I'm Just Feelin' (Du Du Du)"
(with Martin Jensen)		 2020 ——————99
[22]		——— Non-album singles
"Brother Louie"
(with Vize and Dieter Bohlen featuring Leony)		 ——64———————
"Blackout"
(featuring Tory Lanez)[23]		 ——————————
"Too Much"[24]
(with Marshmello featuring Usher)		 ——————————
"Kill Me Better"[25]
(with Don Diablo featuring Trevor Daniel)		 ——————————
"Goodbye"
(with Goodboys)		 ——————[upper-alpha 1]——87—
"Big"
(with Rita Ora featuring David Guetta and Gunna)		 2021 —————————— Bang
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other releases

Imanbek has a number of other releases, most notably:

  • "Valentino" (with 24kGoldn)
  • "SAD" (with Rasster)
  • "Take Me" (with O'Neill)
  • "Hot" (with Parah Dice)
  • "Smoke It Up" (with Stephanskiy)
  • "Dope"
  • "Clandestina" (with Filv and Edmofo featuring Emma Peters)
  • "Voyage, Voyage" (with Duboss)
  • "Romantic Dance" (with DJ Dmimixer featuring Murana)
  • "Summertime Sadness"
  • "Hey Baby" (with Afrojack featuring Gia Koka)[27]

Notes
  1. "Goodbye" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[26]

References
  1. "Железнодорожник из Аксу, создавший всемирно известный ремикс на "SAINt JHN - Roses": кто он" [Aksu railwayman who created the world famous remix of "SAINt JHN – Roses": who is he]. Caravan.kz (in Russian). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. Reddit: Why did rapper SAINt JHN ignore the “Roses” remix author, who makes him famous?
  3. "Effective Records homepage". Effective Records. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Rita Ora and Imanbek announce joint EP Bang". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1914758
  8. "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Saint+Jhn&titel=Roses+(Imanbek+Remix)&cat=s
  11. "Imanbek Discographie". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. "Roses (Imanbek Remix)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. "Saint Jhn & HSI". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  17. "British certifications – Saint Jhn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2020. Type Saint Jhn in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  19. "Danish single certifications – Saint Jhn – Roses". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  20. "New Zealand single certifications – SAINt JHN – Roses (Imanbek remix)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  21. "French single certifications – Saint Jhn" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  22. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  23. "Blackout (feat. Tory Lanez) – Single by Imanbek". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  24. Powell, Karlie (23 October 2020). "Marshmello x Imanbek drop new song & futuristic music video with Usher 'Too Much'". Your EDM. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  25. "Kill Me Better (feat. Trevor Daniel) - Single by Don Diablo & Imanbek on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  26. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  27. Remram, Jasmin (3 September 2020). "Afrojack & Imanbek – 'Hey Baby' (feat. Gia Koka)". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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